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URSDAY, AUG. 16, 1917
NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD BY A SPECIAL WIRE AND OUR OWN OPERATOR.
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Partly Cloudy Tonight and Friday
NOUNliili iiiiiuii SOIDIERS
lllliM iii WISIERN iitiiii
AI IHI HNSPIIAI AI BAIII
CIANG 0f Bill
[AGNES IIIIININ
IN CONVINIION
[IIIWAIN MAN AS
Tour Tons of Bombs Drop-
l pod on the Maritime Arse-
I nal at Venice by Airplanes,
I Causing Several Fires
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lAustro-German Forces Also
i. Said to Have Taken More
in
bank Cantonment
Charles H, Dukes. of
claims in be the first man in Con—
ENNN-INSTNIIBIIIII
Charles H. Oakes Enlists
the Quartermasters’
Corps For Service at Yap-l
}? .Than 13,000 Prisoners
LONDON, Aug. 16.~—According
.Ito the Daily News, sortie wounded
£Americaii soldiers from the west-
i‘l'll front have just arrived at the
[hospital at Bath.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10——
Neither the War nor the Navy
dlcpartment has any iiit'i'irinationl
nectieut who has signed tip and en-j
listed in the quartet-masters"corps nsI
a' cook instructor in the New Nation-I
al United States Army ,l‘or a period
Inf service which is likely {tot just
I durum the war. He successfully pass-
,ed his first examination by Edouard
El’anehurd, managing chef of one ofI
{the largest hotels in the world, the1
iliotel MeAlpin. Herald Square, New‘
{Yulit‘IL The examination was taken
ibefore there other leading chefs of
the Hotel Men's Association'in the1
I
O’Clock Signal as Usual
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I Protect State
HARTFORD, Aug. ids—The thirty-
jfourlli annual convention of the state
in Unity Hall,
Il’i'titt street, did not open with then
lt-latig of fire hells and a parade this
year. The only visible indicatons Olin“.
the conventon are the large numbers marine, ucc
firemen, being held
iol‘ strangers in Pratt street. and the
irrowds at the hotels. Hartford people
lilt‘tld not worry about fire protection,1
experh
for there are more than 300
But It Was a False Alarm in
Hartford—Twas Only 5
fHflSENl’NESIIJENl
{Believe Exemption From.
Rowaymnf Draft Is Necessary toiGermany NOW Has Nearly
‘in the reported wounding “fl!WNIW'RNIIAfiZQBSNAging.:‘jnvhgvpknue 3:“
3Aiiierieuu troops Q". the \vestei'itmakP; was then p'hg,s‘ig‘ull\'°£thi§efi
(front. I’roinpt official illllltillllt‘ev‘gm mp 13mm, siai.pS.,-9c'ruiung 5m.
meat. is promised when iiil‘orina-ition. quai'terniasters' department
fition is received. provided it is not ; Willis. Sixth avenue Ilnd’ Thirty-
,‘iiitltililpiltiblo with military il‘t(,l._::l‘lllll(l)l slight. receiving his card mat-it.
toot. " " ‘
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VIENNA, via London, Aug. '16.?
‘ "r—Pour tons of bombs were drop-'
1.de by airplanes Tuesday morning
on the Maritime Arsenal at You,
'ce, causing it number of cottfila-
gi'atioiis, according to the of‘tieiali
Stitteitieiit of
.Ofliec.
RERLIN, Aug. 16. via Ltllltitili.‘
b—Allstl‘tl-Gel'lllilll forces in the'
lowlands of the Sci'eth River, on?
the Austrian Wat-i
I
Mr. Oakes shows his patriotic duty?
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Much interest is aroused among!
.eiiced firemen tn the city at present.
They are exchanging pointers as to
Ihow they are to overcome the war
lquestlotl with firemen leaving every
Itown aitd city in the state, and of the
,same time maintain the same degree
of efficiency in competing tires.
The Connecticut State Flremen’s As-
sociation convention opened yesterday
at 11 o"clock, and continued to 5
o'clock yesterday -afteruoon, when
there was a sudden clung (of bells.
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’ two boats. this figure apparently cover-
Iflte Romanian front, yesterday'ltwill people in the report of the dis-'
stormed the bridgehead tit Iiiilta~ ‘ “I"""“"‘""*’ ”I “v“lillm Horton» 80“ Pl
rein, on the kest bank of the riv-‘
'er, according to official statement
issued today by the German Gener-E
al Staff. The Russians and Ru-I
:ntimiaiis lost. on the. Sereth and III?
.the mountains, the statement adds,‘
.‘more than 13,000 prisoners.
'i‘roops under Field Marshal
.‘voii Maekenscn are pursuing the
retreating Russo-Rumaiiian forcesI
:iii the mountain lands on botlisidesf
,oi' the. river Patna. 0n the. fring}
.. W. liorton. of Greenwich, who, it
is said. has eloped with Mrs. Mary
Zceman. a telephone Operator ‘at the
Hotel Davenport, in that city.
Horton is said by his parents to
be in the neighborhood of 15, and
while it is true that he looks 19 or 20
1hc is really under ace and the mar;
riane. if any has been performed. is
illegal, as the boy has not been mar-
ried with the consent of liis parents
and is under age. ~
Mrs. 'Zeemaii canto into the lime-
light about six years ago when 'she
elopcd with a man named Zeenittn.
oi mountains the ’l‘etttous yestcr-E who is said to have been well~known
.day captured Struoani, northwestlamong “‘0 Sporting Plt‘mem' In “11‘
,(ii I’alltziu. lyvorwalks. She went away with the
, . y t W .__ .eeman man dressed in a suit of his
Tiliff‘iiltpggiefihBFNficl 1 Tr0()lt)$“1:fi clothes, and with titer 'llllil“ cut off,
" "‘ c .‘.m els at '39 -. and after the’couple were found by
ed the (termini positions today on, the New York police their parents
a Wide front cast and north of§iorced them to marry. Mrs. Zeemun‘i
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Annihilator lifiltlUNtillEN p ’
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Local Board for'Divisiou No. 14, State of Connecticut. has summoned '
the following to appear for physical examination at the City Hall, on Aug-
‘utit. 21. 1917. The notices were mailed today: '
626—2286 Taylor. Joseph R. Pennoyer St.. Rowayton
, .. .a-
WIT—2689 Scribner. Walter H. Cannondale. Conn.
628—45170 Urcyuoli. Carmine 8 Knapp St.
629—-2152 Smith. John H. 20 Central Ave:
~€30~1510 Mlghicclo, Salvatore 21 Podmore St.
'631—-3290 Improta, Clolto M. Noroton Heights Darien
632—4091 Ireland, Henry J. ‘ 53 Osborn Ave. ‘
633~2139 Sisk, Michael F. Connecticut Ave.
634— 470 Conn. George w., Jr. 4 Belden Ave.
685— 312 Brown. William‘J. ' 27 Linden St.
tits—2984 Krletgr. Lewis G. 211 Park St.
637—4693 Shipman, Clarence wuton.‘ Conn.
638—1507 Michigan. Mlhram S. 12 Union Ave.
639—1729 Osborn, Willard C. 10 Crescent Terrace
640—2953 Kelley. John New Canaan. Conn.
Gib—3341 Taunone, Nicholas Butler's Island. Darien
642—1626 McMahon. William H.. Jr., 29 Putnam Am.
643—4284 Larsen. Fred 22 Quintnrd Ave. ‘
644-— 90 Ashwell. Joseph A. 104 South Main St.
6457 191 Belward. Percy W. 11 West Ave.
Gil—2430 Wnrgo. Joseph 24 Knapp St. ~ ‘
. CIT—Blot mount). Augusto Woodsldo Ave.
«8-3646 Hotchklss, Howard G. Wilton. Conn.
’ , “ii— 477 Coleburn., Kenneth M. 4 Westport Ave.
650—1187 Kendrick. Louis B. Roton Ave.. Rowayton
.--.85-1—-2871 .Monohnn, Maurici- M. Dormant St. New Canaan
«62-1119 1 ultimatum.
4: Glenwood are. p
--1 Chestnut St.
Kolalor, George A.
Floater. William R.
- ‘Bmlth. Stephen A;
.. are on the lookut for it.
George Rois, of Burritt Ave-
at McMullen’s Beach
If it had not been for the bravery
lof‘ George Reis, of Ilurritt avenue,
lthls tale might have had a different
ending" and Little Mary Kiplin, aged
11, or 19 Raymond street. might. have
a very wet and frightened little girl.
Little Mary was lit swimming at
Meltitillen's bathing beach this niorn~
inn, using a pair of water wings and
she Sl’tllll pretty far out when the
wings slipped from underneath her
and she started to sink. She sank
once and when she came tip she call.
ed for help. Reiss who was fixing a
boat. that. he owns heard her and af-
ter locating her dove into the water
with all of his clothes on and reach‘
ed her just as she was going down
for about the third little and when
Reis reached her
conscious. .
He managed after a strugelcto get
her to shore and front there he learn-
ed where she lived and took her to
her home.
Little Mary will probably stay in
for the rest of the day to recuperate
from her scare and it is doubtful
whether or not site will go out. swim-
ming‘ for quite a little while.
she seemed an-
I
he was a hero and after getting into
some dry clothes is said to have. gone
back to fixing his boat.
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iiiiis AllllllNiillEllE
.
ing and Description of Bo-
‘gus Notes
if numbered among the idle rich
and likely to deceive 13-310 bill in
change beware of a counterfeit fed.
eral reserve note of that denomina-
tion which to said to be in cit-cutie
t‘lo'n here. None has appeared so far
In Not-walk but the federal officers
According. to the description in the
' , warningfmelved today tyros
or: Learn
llilllllllillllNlNli,
nue, Rescues Mary Kiplin,
been {recovered a corpse instead. of;
Mr. Reis poo-poohed the idea. that.
Rostmasters Receive Warn- .
DIUISIIIIIAND T
Wlll OPINAIE
IN Illl PACIFIC
Undersea Merchantman
Has Been Converted Into
a Warship '
HIliH SEA FLEET '
’ MAKES SHIIIIT TRIPS
I
i 300 Submarines in Service
I
I coenanot-zx, Aug. tit—rite oer-f
iman commercial submarine I)eutsclt~.=
thefore that country enteréd the Wfi'i
been converted into a war sub,
ording to German fleet g‘os-l
isip reaching the Associated Press. 'l‘hef
Illeutsehland has a great radius of tic-i”
'tion and has been fitted with six for;
lpetlo tithes The submarine. it is said,
inlay soon leave for the Pacific to 0D“
aerate against traffic from San Fran-l
eisco, . I
I The Uboat was to have started tic-g
’tivitles some time ano, but an exploj
.sion on board while the vessel was on
a trial trip made necessary repairs:
which took considerable limo. I
The ierman losses in submarines
according to the informant of the As
Isociated Press, who recently hadboen
at Wilhetmhaven, and witfi‘tbe Gee
mail fleet. has been twanty to twenty-
l
.
ing the losses since the start of the lin-
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AMflNliliAlllilS
Heard in Town Today, But,
i President Scully is Away,
and Same Cannot Be Con-
firmed
There was a rumor in town this
morning that the United Hatters of
North America had declared all of the,
shops in Dutibury. excepting the Lee.
“trident" shops ,and had ginen their
men permissibn to work therein. and
that. the same privilege had been ex-i
tended to the Crofut S: Knapp shop
In this city.
When the la’tter were communicat-
ed with today it was said that rumors
had been heard among the men there
today but that no oilicial information
had reached the shop.
President John W. Scuily could not
be located today as he was in New
York and thence nothing could be
learned as to whether this report
which seemed to be. all over the Nor-
walks today, was true or not.
“SleHllllJillYS
. 0 Hit SHAPE
”Norwalk FriendI
I
'Letter to
.Appreciates Kindnesses
of Norwalkers
ISI}‘ 0 w asb
The following letter has been re-
ceived by LeGrand-C. Raymond, from
Sergeant Sperry. of the Sixth Com-‘
pany C. N. (1.. who is now stationed
with his‘company at~Fort Terry.
LeGrand Raymond.
As most of the boys are out of
smoking material they wanted me to
write to you. You can make up the
different kinds you see at. and they
will all be satisfied. ,
. Everything is going along in line
shape. Things have gotten down to
~army routine .and as you have been
in this kind of a life you know what
it ll. We have some kind of a pity»
steal examination every day No
place for a. bashful man. ’
out in line at '19. Sorry you can dn'
name aura has filming, with;
WM!»
Copenhagen Hears Former A
I
TWO CILN‘ 1‘3.
Full Text of Pope’s Peace
Proposals as Submitted to
All Belligerenls Made Public
INo Annexations, the Restoration of All
' Territory, Disarmament, No lndemnilies
Are Suggested by the Vitican.
I
Poniiff Pleads for a World Peace court
FREEDOM OF SEAS SUGGESTED
tland, which visited the United States; ‘
and Adjustment of Problems of
LONDON, Aug. 15 (By The Assor-
iutcd Pressir—‘The Foreign Office to-
i'iiight issued the French text of the
letter from the Pope. to the King, hr
closing a copy of his appeal to dial
heads of the belligerent people. I
the Occupied Districts
tated to us by the universal law of
charity which the supreme spiritual
charge has confided to us with Christ.
Finally as our pacific mission also to- i‘
quires to omit nothing as long as it:
was in’ our power which might con-
"Your Majesty, the Holy Fathet~,}tributo to hasten the end of this cal-
anxious to do everything he can iniamity by trying to lead people and.
order ‘0 but an end to the eondict‘tl‘ieir leaders to more moderate resold.
which for the last three years has,t‘ion to hasten a serene deliberation
ravaged the civilized world, has tie-i of a peace just and durable.
cided to submit to the leaders of tliei "Whoever has followed our work
belligerent people‘s concrete peaeelduring these three painful years
proposals exposed in a document ,vrhich have just, pastor-d has been
which I have the honor to attach to
able! easily to recognize that if we ,‘
PAPAI PEACE I’IAN '
. MAY BE NEIEBIEII
London Times Says Victory
Must Be, in the Field of
it this letter. May God errant that thelhad alwnvs remained faithful to our.“
aw nip 9! His Hollné‘ss'wlll this time? resolve of absolute impartiality and
pigtfibo the desired effect for the; toiodr [attitude of benevolence we“
good of the whole of humanity. {have not caused to exhort the peo-
“The Holy See not having diplo- pies an
matlc. relations with the French (iota, again to. becole
‘einment ’or with the Government of‘ publicity has not been given to all
I hair or with the United States. i very. that. .we. have done to tattain this
respectifully bet: your Majesty to beivery noble aim.
good enough to have. hamlet] a copy} "Towards the end of the first year’
of His lloliness' appeal to the Presi-i of the war we addressed to the nth
dent of the French Republic. to llisltions in conflict most lively abort».
Majesty, the King of Italy. and to the i lions ,and more WP indicated the part
President of the United States. life. be followed to arrive at a stable
brethren although
the belligerent brothers."
Battle
also beg to,adtl twelve other copies and honorable peace for all. Unfor- ,
LONDON, Aug. 16.—~The text Of the
papal peace'notn does not remove the
adverse impression produced here by
the publication of its summary. 0n
the contrary, it strengthens the cou-
viction that the note is inspired by
the cntral Powers and the opinion
is that its proposals are impossible.
The editorials express much respect
for the pope and his profession of
perfect impartiality. but regard him
‘unable to appreciate the matter at
issue.
which I request your Majesty to be
good enough to hand to the leaders
of the nations friendly to the Allies
with the exception, however, of Rus-
sia, Belgium and Brazil to whonrtlte.
:document has been sent direct.
"In expressing to Your Majesty my
lsincere thanks for this extreme kind.
.ness. I am happy to take the oppor-
Itnnlty to offer you the homage of sea,
Ltiment, it. very profound respect with
{which I have the honor to sign my-
‘self Your Majesty‘s very humble and
fdevotcd servant."
’ Signed. GASPARRI.
tuntttely otir appeal was not heard._
and the war continued desperately .
for another two yeais with all its
horrors. It became even more cruel
and extended over the earth, over the " '
x
sea and in the air and one saw death
lation and death descend upon the,
cities without defence. upon pends-
ful villages and on their innocent pot»
ulation. and now no one can imagines
how the sufferings of all would be
increased and aggravated if other
months, or, worse still. other years
are about to be added to this san-
guinary trienniuni.
The Titties says the Allies are boundf
to reject his plan of settlement, WIIICIIE
proves more pro-German anti mot-0' peolpesz—
Europe so glorious and so flourishing,
anti-ally 9W“ than the summary, “Since. the beginning of Our Ponti- is it coing as if stricken by a univer-
The peace be proposes would be a’
iflcate the hortors of a terrible war. sal madness to run to the abyss and
German ”MC“ and it is impossible to! let loose in Europe. we had in view to lend its hand to its own suicide
Wild the scheme without a SliSDif-‘lonieverything three things to preserve: ,‘ "In such a terrible situation and
“1"" “3" “0‘9 "59” and ”10 CIIOICUEPcrfect' impartiality towards all belli-iin the presence of.facts so serious
0f ”‘9 moment or I“ “SAW ““9 lileigerents as is suitable for Him who is who have no particular political
outcome or German inspiration. Theitthe common father and who loves I aim, do not listen to suggestions or to
Allies. continues ”1'3 Times. have till“ all His children with equal affectionithe interests of any‘of the belligerent
“Is this civilized world to be noth-
The appeal follows:—
' ing more than a field of death? and
“To the Leaders of the Delligerent‘
The horn maniac tow-camping
same end in view as the pope, but are
convinced that it cannot be attained
by the means he advocates, but only
by a victory in the field.
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SPECIAL ,IJRAFT FOR
6 CONNECTICUT MEN
HARTFORD. Aug. 16.~—On author-
ity front the War Department Gov-
ernor Holcomb has ordered a special
draft for six Connecticut men who
registered too late to get'into the
War Department drawing on July 20.
it is to be held at the Capitol Thurs~
day, August 23. at .noon. The draw-
ing will Lc‘conducted similar to that
in _a lottery. In each case fireman
,will be given a serial number add-
ed to the last in hisrexeinption di-
vision. Tltenien are:
William M. Greene, of Waterford.
Michael J. Murphy, Slopingtt‘m.
John C. ltlorek. Greenwich.
Tom Ewanzlk. Greenwich.
John King, New Haven.
Andrew Peters, New Haven.
GUNBOATS mirror. .
' MEXICAN COAST
MEXICO CITY. Aug. 16.-Gunboato
have been widows] to make it careful
patrol of the Gulf shot-0.10 stop any
attempts to violate neutrality by Gen
no: Junta ~
11
, story a! state Ernesto .0.
‘ uni plant mu instructions in
’ 'Boulllnii, in Wubtntton
Win allotted, room that.
‘ _' MA” was .t ”I
Continually to attempt to do all the' parties, bttt are solely compelled by
good possible and that without ex-“tp‘l tsettilimedt [of \.ur supreme duty) \
ception of person, without distinction
[of nationality or religion as is do
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‘J ob Lockwood,of Rowayton,‘
, Has Jaws and Niose Frac-
i tured and Teeth Knocked
' Out
job Lockwood, a well-known resi-
dent of Rowuyton. met with a pain-
ful accident yesterday afternoon. and
is now in the Norwalk hospital;
where he will be obliged to temaint
for some time. Mr. Lockwood is en-
‘aged in th lobster catching industry.
and had several pots near the dock
of George D. McKay in Rowayton ave-
nue. In some manner his foot be-
camé entangled in'q rope. and he
pitched toi’ward. falling twenty feet
off tho'dock. He landed on the lab
oter pots. and his face was terribly
cut"by units which Projected from
them. Both his jaw: and his nose
are reported broken. and three teeth
were knocked out. ,
The accident unbound about t
O'clock. Aniline. was tired m, in-
Jtn'od‘ no. and he mm ‘ to
» t
t
m,» A
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Soldiers With Special Quali-i
”fictitious Will Be Trans-
ferred to Suitable Branch- .
es
WASHINGTON, Aug. Iii—Army of-v‘ .
floors who will organize the National
Army divisions face the task of malto'
ing the best 'possible use of the man :1
selected for military duty by the it»
cal boards. They will come tromnll'
walks and conditions of life. , Among
them will be highly trained indlvld.
unis. specialiots ‘in «particular lines.
and efficient mechanics. It is the ln~
(cation of the War Department to up
the maximum advantage for the In
lieu out of each man's special allow
fictitious. and his previous occupation
will be caudally considered in Ila
signing him to duty. .
To accomplish thin. it was point“.
out today. descriptive this of m.
drafted than will the manic out in
noon :3 they. tho mm, «In
two. mom I)
.
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